Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Monetization: virtual goods (1/3 of total revenues); Partnerships with major brands (currently partnered with H&M and Travel Channel); forecasted to hit 6mm users by end of Summer 2010. Helps content publishers and advertisers launch campaigns that develop viral distribution attributes and therefore gain “buzz.”.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 13, 2013

Neither is it to achieve the greatest reach or “virality” in one’s digital campaign. The greatest challenge of our “social age” isn’t to grow the largest fan or follower base. Rather, the challenge is this – how can we transform fans and followers on social networks into actual money paying customers?

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Brandanew

OCTOBER 14, 2016

When utilized in the most proper manner, a large community on Instagram for your brand can be a highly-effective visual advertising channel. Recent studies showcase that this platform can provide 25% more engagement with consumers when compared to other social media channels. Why do you need niche loyal communities?

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Community Social Media Nashville Philippines 100

The Next Web

AUGUST 19, 2013

This post is about choosing the right sales strategy and channels for your startup from the start. Being an engineer, I built myself a kind of algorithm that helps determine an early-­stage startup’s sales channels, and that’s what I’m sharing with you today. Step 2: Choose your sales channels. Direct sales: Selling one-to-one.

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Belarus Viral Channel Startup 137

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

3 Insights for Creating Viral Content written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. For marketers trying to achieve goals tied to increased brand awareness and higher search rankings, viral content becomes the ideal solution. That being said, virality is a matter of more than luck.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 12, 2013

“How do we design and build a world-class mobile experience that not only satisfies the needs of our users, but fuels growth and inspires more people to join the Airbnb global community? Myth #2: You can bolt on community, once the commerce engine is going. It all starts with culture. “By

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VC Cafe

MARCH 16, 2025

Few free growth channels remain, and incumbents often own or clog the major avenues. In today’s AI landscape, this means moving beyond basic text interfaces to leverage AI for innovative features and engagement mechanics that drive viral adoption and organic growth. Gaming founders know this challenge well.

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Technical Review B2C Generative AI IPO 78

Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The Proven Framework For Building A Thriving Community written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Liz is a c ommunity design strategist, a community enablement architect, and the Creator of Return on Emotion. 15:20] What elements ignite a community when you’re trying to get started? [16:06] Like this show?

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Community Framework Advisory Board Viral 98

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Many small business owners and entrepreneurs think that picking the right marketing channel will solve all of their problems. But there’s no one right marketing channel for all businesses. Some products and services sell better using one channel, while others sell better using different marketing strategies and tactics.

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Lean Small Business Marketing Startup 129

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 7, 2015

Businesses require an equally elegant business model, with the right price, messaging and delivery channel to the right target customers to keep the dream alive and growing. In the investment community, this work is called proving the business model. Test your channel and support strategy.

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Business Model Technical Review Advisory Board Software Review 120

Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2009

And passionate players are often the backbone of game communities – especially online. We cultivated a passionate community that nurtured a skilled set of developers. In a previous post , I covered the three main drivers of growth: Paid, Sticky, and Viral. Let’s look at a viral growth company, like Facebook.

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Customer San Francisco Viral Lean 156

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 4, 2015

Nor to achieve the greatest “virality” in our digital campaigns. While Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have found ways to monetise their platforms, many are still figuring out ways to connect one’s communities on social media with the corporate wallet. In other words, a company is viewed more as a peer rather than an institution.

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Technical Review Software Review Customer Social Media 100

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

The only reason I know loads of new people and brands is because of my subscription to their channels on YouTube. Some brands have channels with content that is rarely updated or it is just a digital repository of their TV commercials. Some have experimented with virality ( Pepsi Test Drive or Dove Beauty , etc.), Everyone wins.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Other people were in the online community called “ The Well &# (founded in 1985). We were looking for what I call the “6 C’s of Social Networking&# – Communications, connectedness, common experiences, content, commerce & cool experiences (fun!). And so it goes with social networking. And then came AOL.

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Social Network Networking Internet Technical Review 318

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2011

Viral marketing and word-of-mouth are not enough these days to make your product and brand visible in the relentless onslaught of new promotional media out there today. Then it’s time to innovate through the channels or platforms that are relevant. Digital quite simply is not for repurposing content that exists in other channels.

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Viral Marketing Startup Demand 228

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 20, 2018

More and more each year, the online community is becoming populated by a generation of tech-savvy individuals. When the Google Arts and Culture app released a feature in January that matches a selfie to a famous work of art, it didn’t take long for the doppelganger game to go viral. Customers Demand SSL Reassurance.

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Customer Technical Review Security Internet 200

View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2016

Referrals (generating direct customer referrals and new revenue channels with fellow local business owners). The advantage of asking a broader audience, including customers, prospects/leads, and even churned customers is that the scores show how the SMB community is talking about a given brand. How do you create an infinite loop?

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mashable.com

JULY 10, 2012

Andrasick says, “Smaller stores aren’t saddled with anachronistic organizational structures that segment a business by channel, such as store, catalog or digital.”. viral video. viral videos. There are even a few companies catering to the moms and pops of the web, giving them the tools to compete with the big guys.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 28, 2022

I intend to release one study every three months, which I'll send to journalists in the hopes of generating viral attention on social media. I believe that if I can have one piece of content go viral every three months, not only will I be able to develop more links but also raise my brand's recognition. Making a proud community.

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Social Media Entrepreneur Retention Finance 127

Women Entrepreneurs Can

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

It is not just a channel to entertain but has become a useful tool for brand-building and an effective avenue for CSR (corporate social responsibility) activities. User-generated videos have enormous potential for sharing and to go viral. There are several channels, platforms, and websites where consumers can leave reviews.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Otherwise, consider using those marketing dollars to scale up your core distribution channel first. Contrast this with a marketing team going after any particular channel—events, paid, SEO, community, PR, whatever. The long-term game completely changes: At scale, these channels can 10X the size of most companies.

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Conversion Technical Review Channel Engineer 133

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 25, 2023

As soon as you have 2-3 months' worth of sales data to work with, use a formula to calculate stock reorder levels to ensure you always have stock ready to go, especially if you're promoting your products on platforms known for viral content, like TikTok. Don’t forget to join our #IamCEO Community. Tell us in the comments below.

eCommerce 143

eCommerce Omaha Entrepreneur SEO 143

Board Effect

JULY 28, 2021

Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest give you multiple places to spread the word about the good work your nonprofit is doing in your community. Before an unsavory post goes viral on the internet, we encourage you to take a look at our step-by-step plan for creating a nonprofit social media policy.

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Social Media Media Warrant Reputation 98

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Channel-level expertise: An understanding of how the channels work (e.g., Where Airbnb recognized the value in another platform, Dropbox doubled down on the strength of its product as a distribution channel. Neither would have achieved virality had customers not received something tangible for their efforts.

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Retention Marketing Acquisition Channel 113

mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

Create Viral Content Infographics startup Visual.ly After someone signs up for your site, you ask them to share it with their friends through various social media channels and/or email. We took the creative approach with our messaging as well as integrated Facebook and Twitter to encourage virality. ); //]]> Welcome to Mashable!

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Pakistan Social Media Startup Social Network 94

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

If you’re working with an open source project, for example, it’s important that you have a definitive business model to drive revenue — though not at the cost of alienating your community of core contributors. They may also contribute code to the community that comprises the backbone of their technology.

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France Marketing Social Media Startup 77

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Your ecommerce marketing strategy is the blueprint and high-level vision that guides how you’ll interact with prospects, the channels you’ll use to reach them, and the messaging you’ll develop to communicate benefits and build your brand. Prioritize marketing channels based on customer feedback.

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eCommerce Marketing Social Media Retention 129

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Successful product launch campaigns have a strong value proposition, multi-channel distribution, supporting content, and other trappings common to every marketing campaign. The SaaS test balloons helped gauge the potential traction on social media and other channels. Depending on the channel, delay until you’re ready for that channel.

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Product Campaign Acquisition Social Media 110

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2023

The first step is to collect data on how businesses are affecting their communities and the environment. Another similar trend I can foresee is streamlining multiple channels of business called the ‘omnichannel’ strategy, which involves managing online channels websites, mobile, and social media. Tell us in the comments below.

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Entrepreneur Social Media 127

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

AngelList is an online community that matches startups with investors to streamline the fundraising process. What is your viral coefficient? Subscribe to the Business channel. viral video. With more than 20 million unique monthly visitors, Mashable has one of the most engaged online news communities. 14 followers.

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Social Media Startup Angel Investor RSS 80

mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Anyone in the community can edit posts and frequent users are allowed to vote irrelevant questions off the site. PartnerUp If you have a question that can be expressed in fewer than 140 characters, the PartnerUp community will likely have an answer. Has anybody else used this site yet? I have been so focused on traditional mediums.

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Entrepreneur Social Media Technical Review Social Network 94

mashable.com

JULY 4, 2012

Are you hosting an event in the community? viral video. viral videos. Mashable’s 20 million unique visitors and 6 million social media followers have become one of the most engaged online news communities. Have a blog and update it at least once a week. Put out a press release once a month. Hiring someone new? steve jobs.

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Algorithm Technical Review San Francisco SEO 93

mashable.com

MARCH 24, 2011

Mashable | The Social Media Guide Viral Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video About Mashable Company About Us Advertise Submit News Contact Us Announcements Resources Guidebooks Lists How To Trending Mashable Awards Subscriptions Partners W3 EDGE Rackspace Concentric Sky Dynect DNS Intridea Welcome to Mashable! Have an account?

Programming 86

Programming Startup Technical Review Social Media 86

mashable.com

MARCH 7, 2011

Mashable | The Social Media Guide Viral Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video About Mashable Company About Us Advertise Submit News Contact Us Announcements Resources Guidebooks Lists How To Trending Twitter List Directory Mashable Awards Subscriptions Partners W3 EDGE Rackspace Concentric Sky Dynect DNS Intridea Welcome to Mashable!

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Identify the channels where your audience is most active and double-down. Start your brand awareness campaigns where you know your audience is active (turning up regularly, liking content, commenting, and sharing) and create content and creative that’s suited to those channels. Start with the channels you have experience in.

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Audience Technical Review Social Media Campaign 122

Up and Running

JANUARY 22, 2020

unpaid) channels can be a goldmine for cannabusinesses today— if you know how to do it correctly. This article will discuss how to conquer the following unpaid channels to enjoy serious returns and long-term profitability from your cannabis advertising efforts: Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Instead, leveraging organic (i.e.

SMS 101

SMS Marketing Affiliate Social Media 101

Occam's Razor

MAY 2, 2017

Since email is so important as an acquisition channel (and since likely nothing else works for them), I choose one of my three favorite email marketing metrics , CTDR. I have a massive bias against the current click-bait, let’s go viral , “hot story of the moment” traffic. It is not hard to pick New Subscriptions. I love governments!

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Metrics Acquisition eCommerce Analytics 143